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    Cheesecake


    Half Recipe

    (6-8 Individual Cheesecakes or 30 mini Cheeseccakes)



    2 8oz Bars of Cream Cheese

    1/3 and 1/2 Cup Sugar

    1/8 Cup Corn Starch

    1/8 Cup and 1/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

    1.5Tsp Vanilla Extract

    1 Egg


    In a food processor or mixer combine 1 Bar of Cream Cheese, 1/3 Cup Sugar and 1/8 Corn Starch until combined. Add 1 more Bar of cream cheese and combine. Add Heavy Whipping Cream, 1/2 cup Sugarand Vanilla Extract and combine. Finally add 1 Egg and combine. Pour mixture into individual graham cracker crusts and bake in a water bath for 25-30min in a 350degree oven. Or pour batter into a mini muffin tin lined with paper cups and some graham cracker crust and bake for 10-15minutes,
     

     


    Full Recipe

     (8-9inch Spring Form Pan)


    4 8oz Bars of Cream Cheese

    2/3 and 1 Cup Sugar

    1/4 Cup Corn Starch

    3/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream

    1 Tbs Vanilla Extract

    2 Eggs

    In a food processor or mixer place one 8-ounce package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch and combine. Then beat in the remaining 3 packages of cream cheese. Next add 1 1/3 cups of the sugar, the vanilla extract and heavy cream and combine. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating the bating only until completely blended. For an 8inch spring form cake bake about 1hr-1:15hr at 350 in a water bath.

     

    Gluten-Free: Skip the graham cracker crust for a great gluten free dessert. Add some ground nuts to the top of the cheesecake if you still want a little crunch.

     

     

    Reader Comments (3)

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    August 23, 2012 | Unregistered Commenternikki

    That cheesecake looks really good! I'm 11 years old and love baking, I have been making this peach cobbler that is amazing !
    Thanks for the recipe, I might try that soon!

    August 5, 2013 | Unregistered CommenterGillian kelly

    Love this cheesecake! So easy and so yummy. My family is gluten free, so we skip the crust and add the batter into muffin cups. A half recipe makes 12. Thanks Nikki!

    August 14, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterJen

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